Collapsible table



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A TTORNEKY Patented July 7, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE NEWTON N.BROWN, F RACIN E, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR T0 GOLD MEDAL CAMP FURNI- I TUB-EMANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF RACINE, WISCONSIN, A CORPORATION OF WISCONSINCOLLAPSIBLE TABLE Application filed July 28, 1924, Serial No. 728,546.Renewed June 28, 1929.

drawings the samevreference characters are.

used to designate the same parts wherever theymay appear in each of theseveral views, Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the table in its unfoldedposition and ready to be inverted for use; Fig. 2 1s a perspective Viewof the under side of the table with parts shown in positions which theymay occupy while the table is either being folded or unfolded; Fig. 3 isa plan view of parts of the table in their folded positions, the legsbeing omitted and parts being shown in section and parts being brokenaway; Fig. 4 is an elevation of parts of an end member; and Fig. 5 is abottom plan view of the parts shown by Fig. 4.

Referring to the drawings, the reference numeral 1 designates,generally, the frame of the table composed of side members 2 and 3 andend members 4 and 5. The side members and the end members are disposedin the same general plane or planes and are hinged together by insidehinges 6 which are provided with vertical hinge pins 7 The hinges 6 areflush with the ends of the end members 4 and 5 but are set in from theends of the side members 2 and 3 by dis- .tances equal to the thicknessof the end members 4 and 5 so that the ends of the end members can abutagainst the inside faces of the side members 2 and 3 to limit theopening movements of the parts of the end members. Each end member iscomposed of two parts,

.and'these parts are designated by the reference numerals 8, 9, 10 and11 for convenience of identification, which are hinged together byhinges 12 and 13, respectively.

The hinges 12 and 13 are of the same gen eral construction and theirhinge pins 14 are intended to stand substantially vertically when thetable is in use. The hinge pins 14 are of greater length than thevertical thickness of the end members 4 and 5 but are not of greaterlength than the combined thickness of the end members and the legs whenthe parts are folded together. The length of the hinge pins 14 permitsthe wing plates 15 and 16 of the hinges 12 and 13 to be provided withbracing extensions 17 and 18 to strengthen the joints where these hingesare used. Latches 19, made from flat spring steel as illustrated by thedrawings, are pivoted by pivots 20 to one part of an end member and areprovided with clips 21 which embrace the other part of an end member tolock the two parts in alignment.

All four legs 22, 23, 24 and and the side member's 2 and 3 arepreferably made of such a length that, while the legs are long enoughfor a table, the lengths of the legs will not exceed the length of aside member. The length of the end members 4 and 5 should not exceed thelength of the side members 2 and 3 and may be as much less as desired,although the drawings show a substantially square frame for the table.Leg

22 is hinged to the side member 2 near one end thereof so as to abutagainst the side member 2 when opened or unfolded and so that it can befolded against the side member 2. Leg 23 is hinged in the same manner tothe side member 3 but at the opposite end thereof. Leg 24 is hinged tothe part 8 of the end member 4 and the hinge 26 is set flush with boththe end of the part 8 and with the end of the leg 24 so that the end ofthe leg abuts against the underside of the side member 2. In like mannerthe leg 25 is hinged to the part 11 of the end member 5 andthe hinge 27is set flush with both the end of the part 11 and with the end of i-"Ill 7 leg is hinged. The rule-joints in these braces can be brokentowards their respective hinges only, as clearly shown by Fig. 2 of thedrawings. The other braces are designated by the reference numeral 31and are illustrated by the drawings as each pivoted at one end to a legand provided at its other'end with a snap to engage over a buttonsecured to a member or a part'of a member composing the frame 1. Thesnaps are designated; by

thereference numeral 32 and the buttons by the reference numeral 33. f 1

A folding cover composed of separated stiff slats sewed into pockets 34formed from upper and lower flexible pieces of material preferablypermanently secured to the side member 2by screws 35, for example, andis provided with snaps 36 which can be. engaged with buttons 37' securedto the side member 3. The cover is designated, generally, by thereferencenumeral 38. Tabs 39 are secured to the c0ver38 and the tabs 39are providedwith the snaps 36 hereinbefore referred to.

To fold the table','it is turned over, with the top, or cover, downasshown by Fig; 1

' of the drawings. The braces 31 are disengaged from their buttons, thelatches 19are sprung up to free the clips 21 from the parts -9 and 10 ofthe end members and are then u swung around on their pivots 20 and theclips 21 engaged with the parts 8 and 11 of the end members. The snaps36 aredisengaged from thebuttons 37, and the hinges 12 and '13are thenpressed inwardly towards each other with the result that the side'member 3 may be moved toward'the side member2, as shownin'Fig. 2 andthe frame completely collapsed, as shown in Fig.

3. Thelegs of the table may now 'be' folded' down upon the collapsedframe and the whole structure rolled up in the flexible top as'will bereadily understood. To permit of the loose endof the table top beingfastened after the structure has been rolled up as just described,fastening-members similar to those bearing: reference character 37 se- 7cured to the frame member 3 may be'em- SO ployed, saidmembers for suchpurpose be ing properly positioned on the outer surface j of the tabletop where they may bereadily engaged by the snaps 36 after the structurehas ben rolled.

It will be obvious to art that the presentv improvements are susceptibleto various changes and modifications and it is not desired, therefore,to limit or restrict the same to the particular construction orarrangement of parts herein illustrated and described, except wherelimi-' tat-ions appear in the appended claims.

The invention claimed is: v l. A collap'sible table comprising side andend frame members hinged together, two

of said members comprising hinged sections.

legs may be whereby the same may be folded inwardly between said otherframe members and the latter moved together against the former, a leghingedly associated with each side frame member in such wise asto befolda-ble flatly down against the underface of the same, a leg hingedlyassociated with each flexible member adaptedto form a top for said tablewhen in use and vaninclosing cover therefor when collapsed.

2. A collapsible table comprising side and end frame members hingedtogether, two of said members comprising hinged sections whereby the,same maybe folded inwardly between said other frame members and the endmemher in such wise as to be folded flatly down against the underface ofthe same, and a latter moved together against the former,

legs hingedly associated with said side frame members at diagonallyoppo'site corners of the frame and legs hingedly'associated with theendframe members at other diagonally opposite corners of the framewhereby the folded down on; the frame mem bers without overlapping. 3.In a collapsible table of the character described, the 'combinationwith'a four-sided collapsible frame, the opposite sides of which.

comprise sections having their adjacent ends hinged together, of a.latchas'sociated with one of said sides and pivotally connected atoneofitsends to one of the sections com prising said side, the other end ofsaid latch beingprovided witha clip adapted to em- "brace one edge ofthe other of said sections to lock the latter in alignment, said latchbeing resilient to permit the clipen'd thereof to be sprung out ofoperat ve relation with said other section to permit collapsing of saidframe. v v

4:. A collapsible table comprising a removable top, side and endframemembers hinged together in such wise that the same V tended. thoseskilled inthe 5. A collapsible table comprising a top supporting framecomposed of doubles'e'ction end members and single section side membershinged to said end members, the

sections of each end member being hinged for inward folding movement. inthe plane "of said folding frame, a flexible top permanently securedalong one edge to. one of 1 said side members, atab carried by theopposide edge portionof said top and .coactin' fastening means betweensaidtab' andthefa jacent side frame member.

6. In a collapsible table of the character described, a collapsible topframe made up of a plurality of pieces, means for holding said piecestogether against movement except in a single plane and ,means forlatching said pieces against movement in said single plane andcomprising a leaf spring and a laterally projecting U-shaped clip on oneend of said spring and means co-acting with the other end of said springto secure it to one of said frame pieces with the clip urged intolatching engagement under the influence of the resiliency of the spring,said connecting means between the spring and one of the pieces providingfor movement of the spring and clip to inoperative position when thespring is flexed to disengage the clip from latching position.

7 In a collapsible table of the character described, a collapsible topframe made up of a plurality of pieces, means for holding said piecestogether against movement except in a single plane and means forlatching said pieces against movement in said single plane andcomprising a leaf spring and a lateral projection on one end of saidspring and means co-acting with the other end of said spring to secureit to one of said frame pieces with the lateral projection urged intolatching engagement under the influence of the resiliency of the spring,said connecting means between the spring and one of the pieces providingfor movement of the spring and lateral projection to inoperativeposition when the spring is flexed to disengage the lateral projectionfrom latching position.

In witness whereof I hereto aflix my signature.

NEWTON N. BROWN.

